* This is my son’s review for ’The Thief and The Beanstalk.’

(1) About this book. 
     Paul Whiliam Catanese, 272 pages, Fiction

(2) When and where the story takes place. Also choose one important character from this book. 
     This story takes place in a big forest, and it took place after Jack and the beanstalk. Nick is a very important character because he is the main character. He is an orphaned boy with no home. He joined a band of thieves but then quit. Other people think he is a worthless thief. But really, he is just a boy.

(3) Briefly summarize the main events of the story.
     In the beginning of the story, Nick escapes a mean farmer. Then he thought he was safe, but then he was forced to join a band of thieves. In the middle of the story, Nick climbed a tree for the thieves and was rewarded with five bowls of venison soup. Meanwhile, Jack and his castlemates were fighting two giants named Gnasher and Basher who were trying to take over the world. Then Nick escapes the thieves and helps Jack. In the end, they defeated the giants and Nick lived with Jack in his palace.

(4) On a scale of one to five, how would I compare this book to others I have read?
     It’s ’4.’  I would recommend this book if you want to know what happened after Jack and the beanstalk.